Thank you Jaxondel for your words of encouragement that they may still grow,I was worried with the new leaves drying out would stop bottom growth. I moved them for the time to an area that gets zero sun and hopefully they will rebound a little.

It's so frustrating to have so many babies root well only to lose them to this crazy weather!

I'll admit, though, that GaA is among the easiest of the roses I've rooted. I'm waiting to see if my 2012 crop of Bourbons and Chinas do equally as well as GaA did in the AV stuff.

I'd put them in dappled sunlight, no direct, and keep them watered as has already been suggested. If they can be nestled among other plants in that type of light situation, the transpiration of moisture from the other plants will raise the humidity around the cuttings, cooling the air and helping them to harden off more gently. Once they've begun showing new growth, their roots should be developed as they should grow roots before tops. Gradually move them into more direct light until they are hardened off and can be planted as you desire. Good luck! Kim

I put a loose potting soil (like Miracle-Grow or African Violet mix) in the 3-4 bottom inches, then "mud-in" the plants in their original rooting medium in the top 2-3". I flood out the rooted cuttings in a basin of water.

I've had a lot less rot when I slop ~1-2 tablespoons of peroxide per gallon in the water I use to flood loose the cuttings & water them in. I water with the peroxide water for about a week (Also use this to saturate the medium when initially rooting).

Then I use a super-light dose of water soluble fertilizer starting the next couple of weeks--like 1/4 strength. Keep hand misting while they are hardening off. First week in full shade, next 2 in dappled.

Accidentally found another big help. Had a scrap piece of carpet under a tall shady shrub. I hose it down daily & have the babies in a grated plastic shelf on top. Instant evaporative cooler that keeps them moist & degrees cooler. hope this helps.

My rooting/misting system is setup in full sun for most of the day. In an "ordinary" year they do fine when I pot them up and do occasional hand misting. It's my fault and all part of the learning curve for not taking this years extreme conditions into consideration. Next summer will probably be 50 and rainy!

Great information regarding your methods Bluegirl! I'll crack open the peroxide. Jaxondel seems to like AV mix as well,going to pick some up for my plants still under misters. My cuttings root so well in sand, I've often thought it's too bad I couldn't grow them on in it. Would love to get some band pots, the plants I've received grown in them have had huge root systems (dumb me never saved them) Every supplier I have found only sells large quantities.

We are supposed to "drop" into the eighties after today,hopefully that will get things back on track and I can SLOWLY reintroduce these to limited sun. Thanks again to everyone!

I'm posting a link to the Stuewe & Sons band pot page. Call the 800 number to ask if they still supply smaller quantities. In my experience, always GREAT customer service from them.

I actually checked their site out before but never found the bands.

BTW, do you guys prefer the larger (AB36) or smaller (AB35)?
I've received both sizes from growers.
Great--no more sawing drink bottles & boring holes:)

Altho I do root a lot of cuttings in band pots, I've not abandoned the use of those sawed-off plastic soda bottles wedged into cut-off milk containers. Some roses require that kind of environment if they're going to root for you. And when I'm fortunate enough to land a cutting from one that's hard to find, I always use the soda bottle method, even if the variety is reputed to root easily.